Chapter five
The swelling subsided, and the wound healed with time.
伤口随着时间的流逝渐渐愈合。
1.frantically
a.done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized
e.g. they worked with frantic haste.
2.foyer
n.an entrance hall in a private house or flat/apartment
文章例句:
we found Ali hobbling frantically across the foyer.
3.staccato
a.with short, sharp sounds.
e.g.It flashed again and was followed by a rapid staccato of gun fire.
4.siren
1. n.a device that makes a long loud sound as a signal.or warning.
2.美人鱼(希腊神话)
e.g. A siren went off in the distance.
5.shatter v. 碎
6.ruffled .a.褶皱的
7.puffy
a.(of eyes, faces,etc) looking swollen
8.huddle
v.(of people.or animals ) to gather closely together, usually because of cold or fear
e.gThey all huddled around the fire.
a.
e.g .people were huddled together around the fire.
文中例句:
we stayed huddled that way until the early hours of the morning.
stay+a/adv/n/ving.
9.trek
n.a long walk(非正式)
e.g it is a long trek into town.
10.whirl
v.to move, or make sb/sth move, around quickly in a circle or in a particular direction.
e.g.Leaves whirled in the wind.
原文例句:
we whirled around and my heart dropped.
11.knuckle n.指关节
12.glint
v. if a person's eyes glint with a particular emotion, or an emotion glints in a person's eyes, the person shows that emotion, which is usually a strong one
e.g.Hostility glinted in his eyes.
13.pummel v.捶打
14.gutter 见图
15.relentless ?
16.badgering
v. to put pressure on sb by repeatedly asking them questions or asking them to do sth.
1*.Hassan was crying. Ali pulled him close, clutch him with tenderness. Later, I would tell myself I hadn't felt envious of Hassan.Not at all.
comment:
these descriptions of action
1.tell the love of Ali to his son.
2.make Amir think of his father who never appears to comfort him in this way and at that moment he even absented.
2*.we let him wrap us in his arm and, for a brief insane moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night.
comment:
it might be such a long time that Amir didn't be wrapped by his father that the moment his father do so he felt insanely happy.
3*.if you were a kid living in the Wazir Akbar Khan section of Kabul, you knew about Assef and his famous stainless-steel brass knuckles, hopefully not through personal experience.
Comment:
writing's objectives: Humouros, irony
even the auther is not a native American he can still write the novel in their way.
4*." just let us go, Assef, " I said, hating the way my voice trembled."We're not bothering you."
Comment:
Actually, I (the auther) am not a coward, I can stand up bravely if it is neccessary.In reality, many people are like the author, silent when bully, burst when can't help it.
5*.But if so, then why, when Baba's friends came to visit with their kids, didn't I ever include Hassan in our games? why did I play with Hassan only when no one else around?
Comment:
it seems that the author minds to play with Hassan when he is accompanied by others, like we say today, Hasson is a BEITAI.
Summary:
行文发展顺序:
Gunfire——boring to play and met evil Assef——Hassan's bithday gift, a surgeon.
